Donald Trump and his aides hope the president’s visit to China will pave the way for more Chinese purchases of American goods and a further opening of Beijing’s markets. But the pleasantries he exchanged with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a Thursday banquet (14 May) glossed over what appeared to be a major area of contention between the two countries — U.S. support for Taiwan. A Chinese readout of Trump and Xi’s closed-door talks noted that Xi warned Trump that mishandling the issue of

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